Decarbonising Road Transport 2023-10-26
2023-10-26
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The MP is concerned about the progress on decarbonising road transport.
What assessment has been made of the adequacy of progress on decarbonising road transport?
The UK has one of the most ambitious decarbonisation programmes of any country in the G7. In March this year, the Government published a globally unprecedented level of detail on their plans to meet emission reduction commitments, including those from road transport.
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Specific assessment or progress metrics were not provided.
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The MP is concerned about the delay in publishing a low-carbon fuel strategy for heavy goods vehicles.
On heavy goods vehicle road transport, where is the low-carbon fuel strategy? Such fuels can cut emissions by 80%. The strategy will be crucial for shaping investment plans of logistics companies. Why is it nearly a year late and when are we going to see it?
The Government announced four winning projects of the £200 million zero-emission HGV and infrastructure competition, which will roll out 370 zero-emission HGVs and around 57 refuelling and electric charging sites. This is part of a broader strategy about developing different fuel alternatives.
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Publication timeline for the low-carbon fuel strategy was not provided.
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The MP is concerned about the delay in banning petrol and diesel cars, which might lead to increased carbon emissions.
How many extra millions of tonnes of carbon will be emitted due to this Government's back-pedalling on net zero?
There has been enormous progress in the area with £6 billion of new private investment being planned by ChargeUK, and one of the leading global mandates laid. The independent National Infrastructure Commission stated that if the roll-out continues to grow at the current rate, we will meet our target of 300,000 public chargers by 2030.
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Quantification of additional carbon emissions from delayed EV ban was not provided.
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